should I do it?
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If you know some people with different cams take a ride with them the drivability is the biggest part. You can get away with a fairly mild cam and spray and go fast. If you want 450-500 na your going to need something more aggressive.
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would be nice if I did though, it would help alot. I've been looking at videos trying to compare but its not the same. Thread Starter
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After some reading and thinking ive decided to stay with my stock bottom end and freshen it up. So with that being said and starting with my stock bottom freshened what should I go with after that? How much are my heads worth? Can I sell them for a decent chunck of change to help me get closer to getting to 400-425hp??? What all can I sell from my motor that's still reusable and what can I price them at??
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What links are out there to help me find what parts to go with and combine to help me reach my goal? I'd like to get some numbers as well so that I can see what results these combinations got people. Keep in mind that this will be my daily driver but want to be able to eat SRT and coyotes all day long.
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You can use your stock heads and get them ported to get to the 400-425 range. I would start with stall headers spray you will be eating mustangs and challengers no problem. If you don't want to do spray getting your heads ported and a good cam will get you there no problem.
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You can use your stock heads and get them ported to get to the 400-425 range. I would start with stall headers spray you will be eating mustangs and challengers no problem. If you don't want to do spray getting your heads ported and a good cam will get you there no problem.
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Heads cam spray will be over 500hp. If you just want 400-425 you don't need both but if you have to motor out the cam shaft and heads are a pretty easy swap.
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Alright cool, what size cam would be best? Would like to spray later in the future so I think something that can handle some nitrous would be good. Also where can I find some info on what size porting to go with? For exhaust I was thinking some pacesetter LTs 1 3/4" with a 3" collector would be good with a xpipe and 3" bullets dumped before the axle.
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My transmission runs fine but with 220,xxx miles im sure something will have to be done as stated above. Which leads me to my next question? What stage 2 kits are reliable and won't hurt the pocket TOO much??
After some reading and thinking ive decided to stay with my stock bottom end and freshen it up. So with that being said and starting with my stock bottom freshened what should I go with after that? How much are my heads worth? Can I sell them for a decent chunck of change to help me get closer to getting to 400-425hp??? What all can I sell from my motor that's still reusable and what can I price them at??
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No disrespect, but after reading this thread, I think that you should save your $$$ and drive the car as is for now. All the $$$ that it will take to achieve your that hp level could be applied to a much lower mileage vehicle. At 220k, every component that has moving parts is beyond its life and will need to be replaced. Been there done that in life myself.
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No disrespect, but after reading this thread, I think that you should save your $$$ and drive the car as is for now. All the $$$ that it will take to achieve your that hp level could be applied to a much lower mileage vehicle. At 220k, every component that has moving parts is beyond its life and will need to be replaced. Been there done that in life myself.
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No disrespect, but after reading this thread, I think that you should save your $$$ and drive the car as is for now. All the $$$ that it will take to achieve your that hp level could be applied to a much lower mileage vehicle. At 220k, every component that has moving parts is beyond its life and will need to be replaced. Been there done that in life myself.